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Originally posted by Ollios Originally posted by opuslola But Mosul was a very strong and important city at one time or another. Wikipedia says this; "Mosul was promoted to the status of capital of Mesopotamia under the Umayyads in the 8th century, during which it reached a peak of prosperity. During the Abbassid era it was an important trading centre because of its strategic location astride the trade routes to India, Persia, and the Mediterranean. The Muslim general and conqueror of Sindh, Muhammad bin Qasim, is said to have died here in the 8th century AD." So it appears it was a "great city", just like Damascus and Baghdad! Regards, Ron Ephesus is also important city and capital of Asia province in Roman Empire but it is not a Rome or Constantinople so Mosul never gets close them.Names could be tricky such as IstanbulIs = Fogtan = Sunrisebul =find                       even there is no single letter changeso the meaning can be "a place where you can see/find sunrise under the fog" and fog is not strange thing in Istanbul

So just what do you make of it when it is commonly written as "Istambol?"

Please note that in French and Spanish it could be spelled "Histanbul, or Histambol?"

Ron

Edited by opuslola - 05-Jan-2014 at 20:13